On the 13th of March in 1979, the People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) was proclaimed in Grenada after the Marxist-Leninist New Jewel Movement overthrew the state in a socialist revolution, with Maurice Bishop serving as Prime Minister.
After coming into power, Bishop stated the goals of the NJM: "We definitely have a stake in seeking the creation of a new international economic order which would assist in ensuring economic justice for the oppressed and exploited peoples of the world, and in ensuring that the resources of the sea are used for the benefit of all the people of the world and not for a tiny minority of profiteers".
The new government developed an ambitious social program, initiating a literacy campaign, expanding education programs, worker protections, and establishing farmers' cooperatives.
During the PRG's reign, unemployment was reduced from 49% to 14%, the ratio of doctors per person increased from 1/4000 to 1/3,000, the infant mortality rate was reduced, and the literacy rate increased from 85% to 90%. In addition, laws guaranteeing equal pay for equal work for women were passed, and mothers were guaranteed three months' maternity leave.
The government suspended the constitution of the previous regime, ruling by decree until a factional conflict broke out, ultimately leading to Maurice Bishop's assassination. President Ronald Reagan launched an invasion of Grenada a few weeks later, on October 25th, 1983.
"We have attempted to show in this Manifesto what is possible. We have demonstrated beyond doubt that there is no reason why we should continue to live in such poverty, misery, suffering, dependence and exploitation...The new society must not only speak of Democracy, but must practise it in all its aspects. We must stress the policy of 'Self-Reliance' and 'Self-Sufficiency' undertaken co-operatively, and reject the easy approaches offered by aid and foreign assistance. We will have to recognise that our most important resource is our people."
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Grenada’s Revolution History :hammer-sickle:
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Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us (1983) :red-fist:
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Maurice Bishop Speech – In Nobody’s Backyard (13 April 1979)
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Had a fight with my dad. He wanted to give medical advice and I didn't want to hear it.
After we got home he was projecting just rancid vibes (triggering) so I went to a friend's house.
Everything before and after the bullshit fight was great that day, and I don't feel rattled. In fact, I felt amazing this morning.
Concern from him can randomly be triggering because he abused me as a child out of "concern" so the well is completely poisoned.
I take zero responsibility for trying to enforce new boundaries in the heat of the moment. He gets ideas in his head and then he rehearses the conversation, and then he gets super upset when it doesn't go the way he envisioned.
Although from now on, I will decline to answer any questions or volunteer any information on the topic of medicine.
He was picking me up with my mom's car (he borrowed mine for a valid reason, so i had done a ride share to go out) and we stopped by the pharmacy on the way home.
He happens to have a prescription med that can only be taken 3 days in a row, and then you need a break. I said I was going to take [extremely common otc med] daily for a week to take care of a problem I'm having. And he was like "you should read the fine print because some drugs say you can't take them more than x days"
I said "I wouldn't care if it was like that because I need these meds to get through the day. And it worked fine the first time. The problem went away for 3 months! "
He wouldn't drop it. "You're always psychoanalyzing me and reading into things too much." I said, "you know, [sibling] lives far away and doesn't have you breathing down their neck, and they are managing to survive."
At this point he starts getting super angry and shuts down and tells me to stop talking. Fuck you, no. I said "Also, I trust myself enough that I know I would have read the documentation when I first did this treatment."
He retreats to the classic "maybe I should never say anything ever in front of you? Since everything i say is wrong."
"This is a specific, clear boundary."
"What's the harm in just letting me finish?"
"The harm is I don't want to fucking hear it!"
And then he suddenly decided to care about catching covid from me (I planned to take an at home test but I was sure it was allergies) when he didn't at all before. (The test later on came out negative).
TBH, it felt like he was saying "We're not family anymore, so now you're a stranger and strangers with coughs wear masks."